CANDIDATES: SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS - S.B. 1287: FLOOR ANALYSIS


Senate Bill 1287 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor: Senator Bev Hammerstrom

Committee: Government Operations


CONTENT


The bill would amend Public Act 164 of 1877, which authorizes local units to maintain libraries, to provide that a candidate for a city, village, or township library director would have to comply with the petition signature requirements prescribed in Section 544f of the Election Law. (As added by Public Act 218 of 1999, Section 544f prescribes the number of signatures of qualified and registered electors necessary for nominating petitions for various State and local offices, based upon the population of the district involved.)


Currently, a candidate for library director must file nominating petitions that contain signatures equal in number to at least 1% of the total votes cast for the chief elected officer of the local unit in the last election.


MCL 397.211 - Legislative Analyst: G. Towne


FISCAL IMPACT


The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.



Date Completed: 5-23-00 - Fiscal Analyst: E. Limbsfloor\sb1287 - Analysis available @ http://www.michiganlegislature.org

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.